Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-03-21

Bartlett Betters has let his farm
to his son-in-law, E. Hitchcock, and
Mr. Betters has gone to Mass. in
search of employment.
Owen landlord has been to Bur
/ lington the past week to obtain his
diploma. He was successful, and is
now ready to practice dentistry.
There will be an an entertainment
by the children at the NJ. E church
next Friday eve. After the enter
tainment warm sugar will be served.
All are invited.
Derby
Lillian and Mary Chandler arrived
in town last Monday night. They
were called home on account of the
severe illness of their mother, Mrs.
Daniel Chandler.
A very pleasant party of young
people gathered at Mr.. Orange Badg-
er's on Wednesday evening. 1t was
a birthday surprise for Miss lola,
their youngest daughter.
Glover.
Hiram Newell has rented one of
Jos. Drew's tenements.
c. L. :. c. will meet with Mrs.
| Waterman next week.
Henry Phillips has rented the Geo.
| ID. Bickford farm on the Duck Pond
road.
Will Tolman and wife are going to
Laconia, \. H., where Mrs. Tolman
will open a dressmaker's shop.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Smith have re-
turned from their sojourn in Barton,
Gen. Grout having returned home to
occupy his residence there.
F. @. Thompson goes to Danville
to work for the season, also Claren-
don Tolman and wife. Mrs. c. S.
Thompson is still confined to her bed.
A. c. Chase, who lives on the high
| lands in the west part of the town,
measured the snow in his sugar place |
recently, and finds it to average 51z
feet deep.
The Sam. Vance house at West |
Glover is being repaired. 1t is the
second house built in the town of
| Glover. Ira Magoon will take pos
session when the work is completed.
F. A. Norton has just received a |
carload of bone and acid for making
phosphate. Several of the farmers
will manufacture their own phosphate,
| thinking it of equal value and much
less cost than the prepared phos-
pilates.
The entertainment in which Johnnie
Prindle and his daughter Carrie, and
| the band participated was attended
| bv large crowd, and the evening
was much enjoyed. Mr.. Prindle is
home for the repair of his health, es-
peciallv his throat which is suffering
greatly from his effort ON the stage
during the past year. He is some |
what better. The company for
whom he is employed is anxious for
| his return.
! West Glover.
There was a notable gathering at
| Freeman F. Beams on Thursday, in |
honor of the 50th marriage anniver
sary of Mr.. and Mrs. Bean. A
| large number of friends and relatives |
were present. Easy chairs and 9TH
er presents were made them, and the |
day was most enjoyably spent. Mr..
| and Mrs. Bean have been long resi-
dents of this town and are held in |
high esteem by the entire community. |
We have received from another |
| correspondent an account of the |
above gathering, with a request that |
other matter be published hereafter. |
Send it all along at once.-EDIToR.
Greensboro.
Mrs. j. c. Cutler is improving |
slowly.
C. S. Conant and family have re-
turned to Lakeview.
Mrs. j. A. Goodrich is suffering
with a badly sprained ankle.
MIR. and Mrs. John c. Babcock
gave a reception Thursday eve.
Mr.. A. c. Babbitt of St. Johnsbury
was here recently visiting his brother,
who is sick.
II. B. Ladd has leased the Goss
farm which adjoins his, and has NOV
ed into the house.
Alfred Smalley gave a supper
Thursday night to the members OF
the band and their ladies.
A project is on foot to spoil the
stage route and have the Craftsbury
mail taken from Hardwick instead of
Greensboro.
Kent Knowlton goes to New Ha-
ven this week, and while there he
will attend school and take lessons
on the piano.
The town of Craftsbury has en-
ployed W. A. Tate to take charge of
the poor farm. His father is to oc-
cupy his place here.
Overseer Sabin Clary has been to
Barnard to look after two paupers
which the town has been supporting
there, bv the name of Gibbs, whom
it was reported were being i'll treated.